Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) reportedon May 9 that up to 21,123 vehicles were sold in the domestic market in April.
Ofthe total, the sales of tourist vehicles reached 13,549, up 5 percent, whilethe sales of commercial vehicles decreased 8 percent to 6,375 units and thesales of specialised vehicles also fell 8 percent to 1,217 units as comparedwith the previous month.
Notably,the domestically-assembled cars segment saw afall of 5 percent in sales to 17,910 vehicles. On the contrary, 3,213 vehicleswere imported, up 37 percent month-on-month.
Truong Hai Automobile JSC (Thaco) continued to take the leadin the market with 8,679 cars sold. It was followed by Toyota Vietnam with4,234 units.
With 2,815 units delivered to customers, Honda Vietnam tookthe third position of Ford Vietnam which sold only 1,359 units in the month.
During the January-April period, total automobile sales were80,681 units, a decrease of 7 percent year-on-year. The sales of touristvehicles increased 2 percent, while that of commercial and specialised carsfell 18 percent and 36 percent, respectively.
The sales of domestically-assembled cars edged up 8 percentagainst a decrease of 47 percent in the sales of imported cars.
Experts said consumers are still expecting cheaper cars withpreferential import taxes.
However, since the first batch of about 2,000 cars imported by Honda Vietnamwith import tax of zero percent, there were no more carmakers allowed to importvehicles over the past three months.-VNA
Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold more than 177,000 cars in the first eight months of the year, down 6 percent from the same time last year.
Although many carmakers in Vietnam have applied discounts and promotions, car sales in the first eight months of the year dipped 6 percent year-on-year to 177,000 units, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).
The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association on October 10 reported that automobile sales in September drop 20 percent compared to the same period last year and 4 percent over the previous month.
A total of 21,127 automobiles were sold in March 2018, a surge of 70 percent over the previous month, reported the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) on April 10.
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Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha urged countries to work together to remove supply chain bottlenecks, expand market access, strengthen cooperation in smart customs procedures, mutually recognise technical standards, and eliminate unnecessary protectionist barriers to boost trade and investment.
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The latest order follows Vietjet’s commitment for 20 additional A330neo aircraft last month, bringing the airline’s total widebody aircraft on order to 40.
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang acknowledged the target represents an important milestone for socio-economic development as well as a demonstration of the country’s aspiration for robust economic growth.
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With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,276 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,774 VND/USD.
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Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) 
